In May 2012, Ojo had allegedly prepared a fake medical report for Fakolujo, a Nigerian citizen who resides in Canada which would allow him to claim the sum of N89m health insurancefrom the Canadian Government.
Ojo, a medical dropout from obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, was a Medical Director, Mount Zion Hospital, at 2, Mukandasi Street, Oja-Oke, Oshodi ununtil his arrest.
He doubles as the doctor, nurse, receptionist and cleaner in the bungalow where he works and lives.
Ojo has been accused of forging documents to enable Fakolujo to claim health insurance from the Canadian Government; medical professional and consultation charges, drugs and medications, ambulance fees, accommodation and feeding, other miscellaneous expenses.”
A copy of the medical summary made available to punch metro and addressed to the Manager, Canassistance, Quebec, Canada, revealed that Fakolujo was allegedly taken to the Mount Zion hospital by ambulance on May 20, 2012. He was also said to be on oxygen mask and life-support machine and his pulse almost absent.
A bill which claimed Fakolujo had spent N89m as his medical expenses was attached ,accommodation and feeding were N19.9m; medical professional and consultation charges N28m; drugs and medication N19.6m; ambulance fees N10.1m; and miscellaneous expenses N5.7m.
Ojo clamed never to have been to Canada before and knows nothing about their health insurance but during Fakolujo's brief visit to Nigeria, walked into he walked into my hospital last year and asked me to assist him with these documents. I was paid N1,500 for my efforts.”
Ojo was however, silent on his qualifications as a medical doctor
Ojo had been in practice for the past five years “despite being an unqualified doctor, He would be charged to court at the conclusion of our investigation.”
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